SunPower

SunPower appears in public records for 145,397 home solar installations from 2001 to 2026, across 12 states. It mostly installs systems homeowners own.

Status: bankrupt. If you have a system from this company, see what to do when your installer goes out of business. Manufacturer warranties on panels and inverters usually still apply.

Installations on record: 145,39721,090 in the last 3 years
Years active in records: 262001–2026
Price vs. state average: +0%median $4.55/W (15,855 owned systems)
Leased or PPA systems: 23%24% loan-financed
With a battery: 12%recent installs
Typical system: 4.1 kWmedian size

Installations per year

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27k

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1.5k

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2026 is a partial year. Records cover only states that publish installer names.

Show as a table

Period	Value
'10	627
'11	1,355
'12	2,073
'13	3,163
'14	2,940
'15	3,113
'16	3,575
'17	5,332
'18	8,708
'19	9,505
'20	12,230
'21	17,946
'22	25,327
'23	27,280
'24	16,040
'25	3,588
'26	1,462

Equipment they use most

Panels

Qcells70%
SunPower/Maxeon15%
Waaree10%
Enphase3%
JA Solar1%

Inverters

Enphase78%
SolarEdge9%
SunPower/Maxeon9%
Tesla1%

Microinverters on 76% and optimizers on 9% of recent systems. Equipment guide

Where they install

State	Installations	License lookup
California	122,616	Check license
New York	12,257	Check license
Arizona	3,782	Check license
Connecticut	2,840	Check license
New Jersey	2,678	Check license
Massachusetts	1,039	Check license
Pennsylvania	85	Check license
Florida	85	Check license
Vermont	11	Check license
New Mexico	2	Check license
New Hampshire	1	Check license
Texas	1	Check license

California contractor license numbers in state records: 890895.0, 961988.0, 900399.0. Verify with the CSLB.

What the numbers suggest

Prices on owned systems run close to the average in the same state and year.
It mostly installs systems homeowners own.
A long track record (26 years in records) is a good sign for honoring a workmanship warranty.

Company background

Founded

1985, headquartered in CA

Offers

cash, loan, lease, PPA

Business model

Dealer network plus in-house (Blue Raven); SunPower Financial provided leases/loans.

Warranties (stated)

25-year workmanship; 25-year roof penetration; Some leases had production guarantee. Former 25-yr 'Complete Confidence' warranty; SunPower-issued warranty obligations largely lost in bankruptcy.

Regulatory actions

2024-08-05: US Bankruptcy Court D. Delaware. Chapter 11; Blue Raven, New Homes and dealer network sold to Complete Solaria (~$54.5M) Sept 2024; rest wound down. Source

Background from public reporting as of October 2026. Verify current details with the company and your state regulators.

Before you sign with any installer

Verify the contractor license and look for complaints with your state board and attorney general.
Get at least three quotes and compare them in our quote comparison tool.
Ask who does the installation (their own crews or subcontractors) and who backs the workmanship warranty.
Read our solar sales red flags.

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Semper Solaris 37,349 installs

Data: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025) and California DGStats. Installer names are normalized from public records and may combine related business names. We don't accept payment from installers. Something wrong? Request a correction.